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WM. A. MAURAN, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO CHASEV BROS. & CO.,l

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CAME-BEDSTEAD.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 33,124, dated August 20, 1861.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I`,VILLIAM A. MAURAN, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and Commonwealth of lVIassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Camp Bedstead and Seat Combined; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, inwhich- Figure l is a perspective view of the bedstead unfolded and ready for use; Fig. 2, a side elevation of the same, when folded up for transportation; and Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of one of the four corners of the bedstead, showing more dis` tinctly the devices for confining the folding legs, and supporting the adjustable ex tensions at the head and foot.

Like parts are indicated by the same letters and figures in all the drawings.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation.

A A are the side pieces, or frame, of wrought iron, about 3g; feet long, and bent down at bot-h ends, as represented in the drawings. These pieces, A, A, are united by slats ZJ, b, b, b, Fig. l, the end of which are passed through slots in A, A, and riveted.

B are strips of sheet iron parallel with the sides, A, A, and riveted to the cross slats, b.

C, C, and O, O', are Vthe legs, of wrought iron, attached to theinner surfaces of the sides, A, A, by means of the pins, or pivots, c, (Fig. 3) so as to be capable of being folded under, as represented in Figs. 2 and 3.

F is a piece of cast iron, shaped as shown in Fig. 3, provided with notches, or rests, l and 2 (to support the pawl Gr) and a projection, 00, to prevent the legs 'from moving beyond a right angle with the sides, A A; the upper extremities of the legs bearing against said start, as shown by the dotted line in Fig. 3.

Between the side, A, and the cast iron piece, F, is the hasp, H, one end of which is attached to F by means of pivot, t,-the other extremity being provided with a notch, or continuation, f, which by shutting down over the upper end of the leg, as shown in Fig. 3, locks it firmly at right angles with the sides, A, A. The top of hasp, H, moreover answers for a rest forthe adjustable extension, D, when the latter is in a horizontalposition, as represented by the dotted lines in Fig. 3, and for the foot exu tension, D, in Fig. 1,-the pawl, Gr,.hanging down beyond it. i

The head and foot extensions, D and D, are made of wrought iron similar to that of the sides, A, A, bent into the shape of the letter, U, and attached to its sides by means of a pivot, d, (see Fig. They are also' provided with cross slats and strips of sheet iron, E and E, similar to the slats and strips Z) and B.

VGr are cast iron pawls, (the shape of which is shown in Fig. 3) attached to the inner sides of the extensions, D and D', by pivots, g. Thus, by means of these pawls and the notches, l and 2 (there may be more than two of these, if desirable) the extensions, D and D', can be given, as shown in Fig. 3, any degree of inclination required by the sick or wounded; `thereby forming a very convenient and useful article either for the tent or hospital. And when the extensions, I) and D, are folded down, as represented in Fig. 2, and the legs are in the posit-ion represented by Fig. l, and secured by the hasps, Irl, it is obvious that the bedstead, occupying as it does so little room, answers also for a seat or chairs.

I is an iron rod, shaped as shown in Fig. l, the extremities being pivoted to the inner sides of the frame, A, A, sothat said rod may either be folded down over the slats, l5, or raised to a perpendicular, or any desirable angle with the bed. J is another rod of iron, shaped like I, but shorter, and attached to the foot extension, D, by means of pivots, so that it can either be folded down on to the slats,E, or raised to any desirable angle, or a perpendicular, as shown in Fig. l. The object of these bent rods, I and J, is to furnish a support, or frame, for the mosquito net, or awning, K.

In order to prevent the center of the bed from sagging, and the sides, A, A, from bending, without constructing them too heavy to be sufficiently portable, I make use of folding legs, L, L, and a supporting center brace, M, as represented in Fig. l. rIhe legs, L, L, are made of a single strip of iron, similar to the other legs, and bent at right angles so as to just fit in between the sides, A, A, of the` bedstead, to which they are confined by means of pivots, Z. The bottom of the legs, L, L, are prevented from spreading by means of a connecting rod, n.

M is an iron rod, bent as shovvn in Fig. l, the extremities being flattened and drilled so as to receive the ends of the connecting "rod, n. The center of the arch formed by the rod, M, is riveted to the strip, L, at the center of the bedstead, and effectually prevents the same from sagging., Thus With the same Weight of metal, I produce a stronger and stiffer iron bedstead than any known or used before. In Fig. 2, the legs, L, are represented as folded up for transportation.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent isl. The piece, F, with its projections, w, in combination With the hasp, H, operating and whereby those appliances fasten thelegs.

2. The Ifolding legs, L, L, in combination With the supporting brace, or spring, M, substantially as described, vvhereby thesaggingwv of the middle of the bed is prevented.

3. rIhe folding and bent rods, I and J,sub stantially as described, whereby the frame, supporting the net-Work or curtains, may be folded, in their application to bedsteads, sub- 30 stantially as described.

WILLIAM A. MAURAN. i,

Witnesses:

F. SCUPTURE, H. LINCOLN CHASE. 

